"Isolation Vol. 1" brings Irish musicians, dancers together

Nearly three dozen performers joined together for "Isolation, Vol. 1"Cormac Crummey, Facebook

"Isolation Vol. 1" brings together nearly three dozen talented Irish musicians and dancers who are isolated in their homes for a beautiful performance.

"Isolation Vol. 1," organized by Belfast musician Cormac Crummey, has reached #1 on the iTunes World Charts and #8 on the iTunes Main Charts since its debut on April 10.

Impressive considering the project started as a mere voice note on Crummey's phone, but certainly not surprising given the staggering talent of the 23 musicians and six dancers who were included in the final cut.

"I had no idea it would've ended up like this," Crummey says.

“I reached out to a few friends and sent them some ideas and day by day it began to take shape. I'm so lucky to be surrounded by such talented and amazing people."

When Crummey shared "Isolation Vol. 1" to his Facebook page, he kindly added: “If anyone is struggling, please give me a message or a call. Even if we don't know each other that well. Times like this can be tough for the best of us, please reach out to someone if you're feeling feel the pressures of this crisis."

He added some words of encouragement as well: “We'll come out on the other side of this soon. Tunes and creamy pints await! Until then, love yous all & take it easy.”

Crummey is now looking for more musicians and dancers to be involved in future iterations of "Isolation," which is available on Spotify and Apple Music. He's encouraging anyone interested to reach out to him on his Facebook page, and adds that you do not need to have professional recording equipment, just a phone to record yourself on.

Here are the talented performers who are featured in "Isolation Vol. 1:"

Musicians

Mohsen Amini - Concertina
Michael Biggins - Piano
Rona Cooper - Fiddle
Tiernan Courell - Flute
Cormac Crummey - Guitar/Fiddle/Electric Guitar
Cein Daly - Bass
Richie Delahunty - Electric Guitar
Liam Doherty - Banjo
McKinley James - Cello
Kieran Leonard - Drums / Percussion
Ali Levack - Whistle
Sam Mabbett - Box
Emma Maguire - Fiddle
Josh Mahood - Double Bass
Benedict Morris - Fiddle
Cathal Murphy - Electric Guitar
Ryan Murphy - Pipes
Eadaoin Ní Mhaichin - Fiddle
Adam Rhodes - Bouzouki
Haley Richardson - Fiddle
Ailie Robertson - Harp
Ciaran Ryan - Banjo
Eamon Travers - Rhodes
Laura Wilkie - Fiddle

Dancers

Matthew Gardiner
Michael Gardiner
David Geaney
Kevin Goble
Edel Kearney
Lauren Smyth

WATCH: Irish musicians and dancers join together from afar for stunning performance

Here are the talented performers who are featured in "Isolation Vol. 1:"